The Dangers Of Texting While Driving

07/10/2012 05:54 PM

09/18/2012 03:38 PM

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Arial">It's one of the most dangerous forms of distracted
driving because you take your eyes off the road, your
hands off the wheel, and your mind off the task of driving.</span></p>
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We continue to do our part to explain the dangers of
texting while driving through our No Text
North West Pennsylvania campaign.

We all know texting while driving is dangerous, but
it's a bad habit that can be hard to break.

Eric Purchase, of Purchase and George Law Firm,
explains that the texting while driving habit compared to other bad habits
including smoking and not wearing a seatbelt.

He says that it took Americans a while to understand
the consequences of smoking as well as remembering to wear a seatbelt.

Purchase says that by repetition people will
understand the consequences and dangers of texting while driving.

It's one of the most dangerous forms of distracted
driving because, according to Purchase, you take your eyes off the road, your
hands off the wheel and your mind off the task of driving.

Your car travels a long distance when you look down
to send a text.

So remember that when you're behind the wheel you're
23 more times likely to get into a crash while texting and driving.